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Ex-CBI chief Sinha indicted by SC panel in Coal Scam
Reserving their order on further steps to be taken on the report by the CBI\'s former Special Director M.L. Sharma, a bench of Justice Madan B.Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K. Sikri said that report says that \"prima facie there is something\" and indicated that the copy of the report may be given to all the parties for their comments.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court-appointed committee on Tuesday said that the visitors entry register at the official residence of then CBI chief Ranjit Sinha was genuine and it appears that his meeting with coal block allocation scam accused influenced outcome of the investigation in some cases.
Reserving their order on further steps to be taken on the report by the CBI's former Special Director M.L. Sharma, a bench of Justice Madan B.Lokur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K. Sikri said that report says that "prima facie there is something" and indicated that the copy of the report may be given to all the parties for their comments.
The apex court had asked Sharma to inquire if the meetings that Sinha had with the accused in coal block allocation scam cases in any way impacted the investigations or their final outcome and on September 14, 2015, had given its nod to the team headed by Sharma to undertake the inquiry.
At the outset of the hearing, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the bench that "Report does make some derogatory remarks about former CBI Chief (Sinha). Report says that (visitor entry) register was genuine. Some people met 50 times, some 60 times."
Telling the court that Sharma wanted access to the preliminary enquires carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in coal scam cases, Rohatgi said that it were not shared with him as court by its earlier order had said that closure port in any case would be submitted to the Central Vigilance Commission for a relook.
"Some amount of influence may be there as some of the accused met him," Rohatgi told the court "But for me there is no way to test the report. I have no way to tell what is right or what is wrong.
Unless it goes through the process of court, we can't decide."Suggesting to the bench that the Sharma report may be sent to CVC, he said that it can't go to CBI as the agency is the same.
